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Swiss Watchmaker Is Living His Dream
Hervé Schlüchter now has his own atelier, new designs and plans for the future.
Montblanc Plans to Capitalize on a Popular New Design
The brand has struggled to be seen as a watchmaker, but its recent 1858 Iced Sea line seems to have struck a chord with customers.
Cartier’s Tank Française Watch Gets a Makeover
Experts credit Meghan Markle’s fondness for the feminine timepiece as one reason it has legions of fans. Its new look aims for a gender-crossing appeal.
Vintage Is the Focus of a New Watch Line
Jaeger-LeCoultre has introduced the Collectibles, a selection of 17 models for resale (when it can find pieces in good condition).
Bulgari Wants to Surprise Clients. But Not Too Much.
The head of the house’s watch division outlines its new focus on mechanical timepieces for women.
A MoonSwatch Watch Enters the Stratosphere
An English company attached the timepiece to a weather balloon, which rose 20 miles above Earth.
4-2 Game Rekindles Shot Clock Debate in High School Basketball
One of the two teams from Oklahoma, the Anadarko High School Warriors, passed the ball around for nearly the entire game in what an announcer called “stall ball.”
In Praise of Bookstores, a Reader’s Refuge
Delighting in brick-and-mortar bookstores. Also: The Kafka diaries; news literacy; misdiagnosed by an Apple watch; unrepresentative polls.
‘My Watch Thinks I’m Dead’
911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive.
The Unlikely New TikTok Influencers: Old-School Watch Dealers
Their rapid-fire haggling in Manhattan’s diamond district teases the fantasy of making a market, rather than just being subject to it.
Rolex Now Has a Resale Program. The Watch World Quakes.
The privately owned Swiss brand dominates the market by virtually every measure. Will it swallow up resales, too?
In Watches, 2017 Was a Turning Point
Experts say myriad changes that year have shaped the market of today.
In Japan, a Visit to the Casio G-Shock Factory
Most of the durable wristwatch’s models — and a number of other electronic items — are made at Yamagata Casio.
Is That Watch Made of Cardboard?
Using humble materials, Gabe Lau, a Hong Kong artist, makes his own versions of high-end Swiss timepieces to have “a bit more fun.”